专八考试人文 (2)

2011 英语专八考试人文知识全真模拟题（6） 1. _is the core of the English Government. A the Sovereign B the House of Lords C the House of Commons D the Cabinet 2. Melbourne is located _ A in Canada B in New Zealand C in Ireland D in Australia 3. _forced Nixon to resign in 1973. A The Watergate Scandal B The Iran-Gate Scandal C The Un-American Activities Committee D The New Right 4. The young people in the post-WWI era are referred to as “_” A the Boom Generation B the Lost Generation C the Yuppies D the Cowboys 5. _was greatly influenced by Chinese and Japanese poetry. A Ezra Pound B Walt Whitman C Robert Frost D Edgar Allan Poe 6. Which of the following novels was NOT written by Charles Dickens? A David Copperfield B The Pickwick Papers C Oliver Twist D Women in Love 7. A myth is a _ tale originally with religious significance that explains the actions of gods or heroes, the causes of natural phenomena or both. A non-fictional B fictional C gothic D poetic 8. The force of a/an _ act is identical with the speakers intention. A illocutionary B locutionary C perlocutionary D prelocutionary 9.Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as _ A parole B language C system D langue 10. The noun “tear” and the verb “tear” are _ A homophones B homographs C complete homonyms D allophones 答案及解析 DDABA DBADB 英国内战（1642-1646 ） 1.On August 22, 1642, the First Civil War began. The kings men were called Cavaliers, and the supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads. 1642.8.22，第一次内战爆发，支持国王者被成为“骑士派”，支持议会者 被成为“圆颅派”。 2.Charles was tried by a High Court of Justice, found guilty of have levied war against his kingdom and the Parliament, condemned to death, and executed on a scaffold outside the Banquet